Sharapova Faces Key Tests -- On the Court and in Classroom

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WIMBLEDON, England -- While the steady drizzle of rain that began at 9 a.m. Saturday continued unabated into the late afternoon, wiping out another full day of play at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova, 17, and into the final year of her home-school education, was studying at her nearby rented house, which she shares with her father, Yuri. "She has three tests coming up," said her agent, Max Eisenbud. "And she takes this pretty seriously."

Somewhere between school exams this week, Sharapova is hoping to have three other tests -- Amy Frazier on Monday in the fourth round, then probably Ai Sugiyama in the quarters and Lindsay Davenport in the semis, and if she passes those she'll be one of the youngest Wimbledon finalists in the Open Era.

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Sharapova Faces Key Tests -- On the Court and in Classroom

Perhaps no one has profited more from Venus Williams' upset loss to Karolina Sprem three days ago than Sharapova, whose path to Saturday's championship match has now been greatly...

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